Chapter 72 Zhao Yun: My lord, it’s enough, do you still want to extort money from me?

Guangping City, on the city wall.

When the scouts reported that Dong Zhuo had been defeated and most of his 60,000-man army had been killed, everyone sighed.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei's eyes flashed with sadness: "Marshal Ye, do we still want to send troops to Xindu today?"

"With less than 50,000 men, I'm afraid we won't be able to capture Xindu."

Ye Feng looked towards Xindu: "No matter whether we can break through it or not, we must surround it first."

Hearing Ye Feng's helpless words, Cao Cao and Liu Bei spit fiercely: "Dong Zhuo is an incompetent man who can only talk about war on paper."

"One bait killed tens of thousands of elite soldiers. It would be difficult to appease the resentment of the dead soldiers if we don't kill them."

"Please ask Marshal Ye to report to the imperial court and kill Dong Zhuo!!"

Ye Feng smiled and shook his head: "It's not the time yet!"

"What does Marshal Ye mean?"

Ye Feng said: "Even if we report this to the imperial court, it will not be easy to convict Dong Zhuo."

"Have you forgotten the scout's report? This morning Dong Zhuo reorganized his troops and attacked Guangping again. He attacked the city wall three times in the morning, causing serious damage."

Cao Cao, Liu Bei was slightly stunned, with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Is he going to report the crime of attacking without breaking through and escaping from an ambush?"

Ye Feng nodded slightly: "Dong Zhuo is the confidant of General He Jin, and he already has people in the court. As long as he uses money to make some moves, do you think he can be convicted?"

Cao Cao, Liu Bei sighed and said bitterly: "Marshal Ye is right."

"But it's too easy for Dong Zhuo."

Ye Feng smiled and said, "Dong Zhuo is using up the strength of the Xindu garrison for us, which is a good thing for us."

"Order the army to pack up their belongings and set out at noon!!"

"Here!!"

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, and Zhang He each retreated.

For a moment, Zhao Yun was the only one left on the city wall besides Ye Feng.

Seeing that no one was around, Zhao Yun whispered, "My Lord, are you just going to let Dong Zhuo go?"

"Isn't that too cheap for him?"

"Without the consumption of these 20,000 remaining soldiers, relying on the Lord's [Earth Escape] technique, we only need to place an insider in the city and it will be easy to break through."

"Perhaps it's Dong Zhuo's favor?"

Ye Feng smiled faintly. He had to say that Zhao Yun was very observant and hit the nail on the head.

But if Dong Zhuo had not caused cholera, the fortune of the Han Dynasty would not have truly dissipated. He wanted to go against the fortune, and he didn't know how much effort it would take.

Of course, I can’t say this to Zhao Yun.

After a short silence, Ye Feng said: "This immortal technique cannot be used frequently, otherwise it will surely be feared by others."

"So we have to accept the favor Dong Zhuo has offered us."

"Of course Dong Zhuo has offended us after all. How can we easily end it without bleeding?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of hurried footsteps.

"General Ye, there is a man claiming to be Dong Zhuo's envoy outside the city, asking to see you, General."

"Ok?"

With a raised corner of his mouth, Ye Feng smiled and said, "Zilong, we just talked about this and someone came."

"You lead the people up yourself, and don't let anyone notice you."

"After all, the next transaction will not be seen in public."

Zhao Yun nodded and turned to leave the city.

Not long after, a middle-aged Confucian scholar came to Ye Feng.

"Xiliang Li Ru, meeting Marshal Ye!"

"I have heard for a long time that Marshal Ye is a promising young man, a man of both civil and military talents. Seeing him today, I have found that his reputation is well-deserved."

After the compliments, Ye Feng's face remained calm, and Li Ru felt relieved again.

Ye Feng carefully looked at Dong Zhuo's personal military advisor for a while, then said, "I wonder why General Dong specially sent someone here?"

"But has Xindu City been conquered?"

"Congratulations if that's the case."

Li Ru smiled awkwardly: "Marshal Ye, don't you know the situation in Xindu?"

"I came here today to ask Marshal Ye to show some mercy and spare Marshal Dong."

Ye Feng smiled with interest: "Before leaving, Marshal Dong told me to be careful. After we conquer Xindu, he will make me suffer."

"Now you're asking me to let you go. This is a bit unfathomable." "How can a young boy like me have such great abilities?"

Li Ru stepped forward and said, "Marshal Ye, in addition to the 20,000 troops outside Xindu City to pave the way for you to enter Xindu."

"My father-in-law is willing to give the general 5,000 Xiliang war horses privately."

Zhao Yun, who was on guard at the side, took a breath when he heard this.

Before, Ye Feng tried his best and with the help of the Zhang family in Mayi, he could only get less than 5,000 horses.

It took several months in total, and I don't know how much money I invested in it.

But Li Ru asked for five thousand war horses at the first moment. These were real strategic materials, and the amount of money could not be measured.

At this moment, Zhao Yun finally understood the meaning of Ye Feng's words just now.

Ye Feng's heart brightened, but he was also shocked by Dong Zhuo's generosity.

I didn't expect that this old guy Dong Zhuo had so many war horses. No wonder he was able to gather 200,000 Xiliang cavalry within just a few years after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It turned out that he had laid the foundation long ago.

Now that he finally has a chance to blackmail Dong Zhuo, how could Ye Feng let him go?
His face was calm, but a hint of anger flashed in his eyes: "Zilong, get out!"

"You treat me like a beggar, and you think I've never seen the world?"

"roll!!"

There was an incredible light flashing in Zhao Yun's eyes. If someone could hear Zhao Yun's inner voice at this moment, they would definitely hear: "My lord, it's not enough. Do you still want to extort money?"

Li Ru didn't expect that Ye Feng didn't even bargain, but just hit him with a stick.

If he was really driven away, how would Dong Zhuo get through this?
"Marshal Ye, Marshal Ye!"

"Don't be angry!"

"These five thousand war horses are quite a lot."

"Look around the world, who can produce so many war horses?"

"Even if it's the Xiongnu or Xianbei, I'm afraid it will take a few days for them to come together."

Ye Feng sneered and said, "Xiliang already had a large area of ​​imperial ranches, but the imperial court has not paid much attention to military affairs for so many years, which led to the ranches falling into the hands of others."

"Do you really think that what Marshal Dong did can be hidden from the eyes of the world?"

Li Ru's face changed drastically. He didn't expect that Ye Feng even knew about what was happening far away in Xiliang.

Just a momentary change in his expression made Ye Feng more certain of his judgment.

"Mr. Wenyou (Li Ru's pen name), I won't make things difficult for you."

"Go tell Dong Zhuo how much his life is worth. Think it over and come back to me!"

"Even if Xindu City didn't have his few remaining soldiers suicidal attack, I still have a way to break the city!"

After saying this, Zhao Yun also cooperated and walked towards Li Ru.

Li Ru was really panicked: "Marshal Ye, tell me a number, tell me a number!!"

Ye Feng stretched out three fingers: "Thirty thousand war horses!"

"After Xindu falls, I want to see it in Zhongshan."

"If not, the cause and effect of the battle in Jizhou will be known to His Majesty."

"Don't even think about bribing the Ten Attendants. Marshal Dong may have a lot of horses, but when it comes to money, he can't be compared with my Ye family."

"If you want to die, just try it!!"

Li Ru's heart was bleeding. He had prepared ten thousand horses, but he didn't expect Ye Feng to ask for such a huge amount.

Thirty thousand horses, that was 60% of what Dong Zhuo had accumulated over the past decade.

"Marshal Ye, how can we take out so many?"

"You are too much"

"Zilong, show the guest out!"

"Tell Dong Zhuo that I need to see 10,000 horses delivered to Zhongshan before Xindu is destroyed."

"otherwise."

"hey-hey."

Li Ru walked down the city wall in a daze, thinking about how he would report back with 30,000 horses.

But Ye Feng refused to listen, what could he do?

Now I'm afraid I can only swallow my anger.

When Li Ru's figure went away, Zhao Yun gave him a thumbs up and said, "My lord, you are really great!"

(End of this chapter)